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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       7,061</td>
<td class="r data">       5,878</td>
<td class="r data">    83.2</td>
<td class="r data">       5,407</td>
<td class="r data">       4,628</td>
<td class="r data">    85.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,654</td>
<td class="r data">       1,250</td>
<td class="r data">    75.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       7,297</td>
<td class="r data">       5,947</td>
<td class="r data">    81.5</td>
<td class="r data">       5,578</td>
<td class="r data">       4,687</td>
<td class="r data">    84.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,719</td>
<td class="r data">       1,260</td>
<td class="r data">    73.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       8,007</td>
<td class="r data">       6,308</td>
<td class="r data">    78.8</td>
<td class="r data">       6,129</td>
<td class="r data">       4,997</td>
<td class="r data">    81.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,878</td>
<td class="r data">       1,311</td>
<td class="r data">    69.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       8,552</td>
<td class="r data">       6,435</td>
<td class="r data">    75.2</td>
<td class="r data">       6,261</td>
<td class="r data">       4,884</td>
<td class="r data">    78.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,291</td>
<td class="r data">       1,551</td>
<td class="r data">    67.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       8,687</td>
<td class="r data">       6,170</td>
<td class="r data">    71.0</td>
<td class="r data">       6,362</td>
<td class="r data">       4,713</td>
<td class="r data">    74.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,325</td>
<td class="r data">       1,457</td>
<td class="r data">    62.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       8,983</td>
<td class="r data">       5,885</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
<td class="r data">       6,573</td>
<td class="r data">       4,506</td>
<td class="r data">    68.6</td>
<td class="r data">       2,410</td>
<td class="r data">       1,379</td>
<td class="r data">    57.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       8,760</td>
<td class="r data">       5,663</td>
<td class="r data">    64.6</td>
<td class="r data">       6,453</td>
<td class="r data">       4,353</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,307</td>
<td class="r data">       1,310</td>
<td class="r data">    56.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       7,234</td>
<td class="r data">       4,888</td>
<td class="r data">    67.6</td>
<td class="r data">       5,443</td>
<td class="r data">       3,842</td>
<td class="r data">    70.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,791</td>
<td class="r data">       1,046</td>
<td class="r data">    58.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       3,401</td>
<td class="r data">       2,304</td>
<td class="r data">    67.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,591</td>
<td class="r data">       1,823</td>
<td class="r data">    70.4</td>
<td class="r data">         810</td>
<td class="r data">         481</td>
<td class="r data">    59.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         472</td>
<td class="r data">         312</td>
<td class="r data">    66.1</td>
<td class="r data">         376</td>
<td class="r data">         272</td>
<td class="r data">    72.3</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">    41.7</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       7,015</td>
<td class="r data">       5,853</td>
<td class="r data">    83.4</td>
<td class="r data">       5,373</td>
<td class="r data">       4,607</td>
<td class="r data">    85.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,642</td>
<td class="r data">       1,246</td>
<td class="r data">    75.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       7,259</td>
<td class="r data">       5,930</td>
<td class="r data">    81.7</td>
<td class="r data">       5,555</td>
<td class="r data">       4,674</td>
<td class="r data">    84.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,704</td>
<td class="r data">       1,256</td>
<td class="r data">    73.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       7,962</td>
<td class="r data">       6,288</td>
<td class="r data">    79.0</td>
<td class="r data">       6,098</td>
<td class="r data">       4,981</td>
<td class="r data">    81.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,864</td>
<td class="r data">       1,307</td>
<td class="r data">    70.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       8,521</td>
<td class="r data">       6,423</td>
<td class="r data">    75.4</td>
<td class="r data">       6,241</td>
<td class="r data">       4,878</td>
<td class="r data">    78.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,280</td>
<td class="r data">       1,545</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       8,635</td>
<td class="r data">       6,148</td>
<td class="r data">    71.2</td>
<td class="r data">       6,327</td>
<td class="r data">       4,698</td>
<td class="r data">    74.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,308</td>
<td class="r data">       1,450</td>
<td class="r data">    62.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       8,947</td>
<td class="r data">       5,869</td>
<td class="r data">    65.6</td>
<td class="r data">       6,552</td>
<td class="r data">       4,494</td>
<td class="r data">    68.6</td>
<td class="r data">       2,395</td>
<td class="r data">       1,375</td>
<td class="r data">    57.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       8,731</td>
<td class="r data">       5,649</td>
<td class="r data">    64.7</td>
<td class="r data">       6,432</td>
<td class="r data">       4,341</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,299</td>
<td class="r data">       1,308</td>
<td class="r data">    56.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       7,206</td>
<td class="r data">       4,873</td>
<td class="r data">    67.6</td>
<td class="r data">       5,426</td>
<td class="r data">       3,831</td>
<td class="r data">    70.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,780</td>
<td class="r data">       1,042</td>
<td class="r data">    58.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       3,390</td>
<td class="r data">       2,300</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,584</td>
<td class="r data">       1,820</td>
<td class="r data">    70.4</td>
<td class="r data">         806</td>
<td class="r data">         480</td>
<td class="r data">    59.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         471</td>
<td class="r data">         312</td>
<td class="r data">    66.2</td>
<td class="r data">         376</td>
<td class="r data">         272</td>
<td class="r data">    72.3</td>
<td class="r data">          95</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">    42.1</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">    58.5</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">    65.6</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    55.6</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">    52.9</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    37.0</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    46.3</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    44.4</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    42.9</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    40.9</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    27.3</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    37.5</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    75.0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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